Tracks, road closed after train hits unoccupied car

A Metrolink train struck an unoccupied car Tuesday, forcing authorities to close the tracks and a road while they cleaned up debris. Shortly before 5:40 p.m., police and fire crews responded to reports of a train striking a vehicle on the tracks across Sand Canyon, Irvine police Lt. Julia Engen said. Authorities say the car, a Chevrolet Cavalier, was unoccupied at the time it was struck and the female driver was found nearby. There were no reports of injuries, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Marc Stone said.The driver told investigators her vehicle became disabled on the tracks. The woman was reportedly able to get out of the car with the assistance of passers-by.

Huntington Beach hotel robbed

Two armed men threatened a guest and a clerk at a Huntington Beach hotel Monday night before stealing cash from the lobby's front desk. The men, wearing ski masks and armed with a crowbar and a handgun, walked into the Comfort Suites at 16301 Beach Blvd., around 10:08 p.m. The robbers fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in a gray sedan driven by a third man, police said. Police did not disclose the amount of money stolen.

Pedestrian injured

A 43-year-old Garden Grove man was critically injured when he was hit by an SUV while he crossed Stonecress Avenue at Euclid Street on Sunday. The driver stayed at the scene.

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